National accuses Govt of cutting child sex abuse staff

The National Party has accused Internal Affairs of cutting the number of staff who investigate child sex abuse material

National MP Amy Adams told The AM Show they are slashing the staff by one-third.

But the Government department says it's actually almost doubling the size of its team so it can beef up prevention.

"They're going to be going from 15 fully trained investigators down to 10," Ms Adams said.

"They're saying 'we're going to have educators and support staff', but it's investigators that you need. They're the ones that work with victims, they're one the ones that get these images online [taken down], and cutting that by a third to me seems crazy."